Technology Integration: Technology Integration: Review of EstimationReview of Estimation

Heather HarrisHeather Harris

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Lesson ObjectivesLesson Objectives

Review of EstimationReview of Estimation

Objective 1:Objective 1: The students will be able to estimate The students will be able to estimate

numbers with addition and subtractionnumbers with addition and subtraction Objective 2:Objective 2:

The students will be able to estimate to The students will be able to estimate to different place values. different place values.

Using Technology in the Using Technology in the Classroom: Video ClipsClassroom: Video Clips

In order to help the students remember In order to help the students remember how to estimate and to what place how to estimate and to what place value to estimate to, I used a power value to estimate to, I used a power point with a point with a Who Wants to be a Who Wants to be a MillionaireMillionaire template that allowed the template that allowed the students to play a review game. This students to play a review game. This allowed the students the opportunity to allowed the students the opportunity to practice the math problems on their practice the math problems on their own at their desk while working as a own at their desk while working as a group to recall the information they group to recall the information they had once learned.had once learned.

Picture One:Picture One:Before the Power PointBefore the Power Point

Before the students were Before the students were allowed to play the game allowed to play the game we review problems we review problems varying in difficulty on the varying in difficulty on the over head as a class.over head as a class. This was a great review for This was a great review for

the students because it the students because it allowed all the students to allowed all the students to get involved and did not get involved and did not embarrass the students that embarrass the students that did not remember or did not remember or understand the different understand the different concepts that were involved concepts that were involved with estimating.with estimating.

Picture Two:Picture Two:Introduction to the GameIntroduction to the Game

The game was a good way to get the students The game was a good way to get the students

involved and they all wanted to participate.involved and they all wanted to participate. We worked as a class and they did not know that their We worked as a class and they did not know that their

was any reward other then going home and telling their was any reward other then going home and telling their family friends that they were able to win who wants to family friends that they were able to win who wants to

be a millionaire.be a millionaire.

Picture Three:Picture Three:Working Individually and As a GroupWorking Individually and As a Group

The Students were working The Students were working together as a group as they together as a group as they went through the game but went through the game but they were required to work they were required to work individually on their own individually on their own white boards at their desk white boards at their desk

before we would move on.before we would move on. Having the students work on Having the students work on

their own and walking before their own and walking before working as a group allowed me working as a group allowed me to walk around the room and to walk around the room and see who understood and who see who understood and who

needed more help.needed more help.

Picture Four:Picture Four:Fixing MistakesFixing Mistakes

When the students would get a problem wrong then When the students would get a problem wrong then

we would work together as a class to fix the problem.we would work together as a class to fix the problem. The students really liked fixing any mistakes because it The students really liked fixing any mistakes because it

allowed them to see where they went wrong and the allowed them to see where they went wrong and the

importance of checking their work.importance of checking their work.

What Went Well:What Went Well: The students were very excited to participate in The students were very excited to participate in

the game and allowed them to pay more the game and allowed them to pay more attention.attention.

They were able to see how this game could relate They were able to see how this game could relate to the test they would have to take later in the to the test they would have to take later in the year.year.

The game was different and was a new way to go The game was different and was a new way to go over math topics. They were more engaged and over math topics. They were more engaged and enthusiastic about learning math because of it. enthusiastic about learning math because of it.

What Did Not Go Well:What Did Not Go Well:

Even though the students were figuring out the Even though the students were figuring out the answer on their own, only one person was answer on their own, only one person was allowed to answer at a time, so some students allowed to answer at a time, so some students were not happy when they did not get to answer.were not happy when they did not get to answer.

Some of the students did not always get Some of the students did not always get the answer right and because we were the answer right and because we were working as a group, we could not always working as a group, we could not always go over each question to see what went go over each question to see what went wrong.wrong.

What I Would Change:What I Would Change: Because we were working as a big group, it was Because we were working as a big group, it was

hard to go over every question that one or two of hard to go over every question that one or two of the students did not understand. So, I would the students did not understand. So, I would change the big group lesson to a smaller review change the big group lesson to a smaller review that the students would be allowed to do on their that the students would be allowed to do on their own on the computers. own on the computers.

Next time, I will have the students work Next time, I will have the students work individually and keep track of their scores on their individually and keep track of their scores on their own paper so that they will be able to see which own paper so that they will be able to see which question they do not understand so that they will question they do not understand so that they will be able to ask me questions.be able to ask me questions.

4 Principles of Effective 4 Principles of Effective Technology IntegrationTechnology Integration

Student Use of Student Use of TechnologyTechnology

Essentials of Essentials of TechnologyTechnology

Focus on the Focus on the Learning TaskLearning Task

Added ValueAdded Value

Student Use of TechnologyStudent Use of Technology

Although my students did not actually Although my students did not actually physically handle the technology, they physically handle the technology, they were able to watch the power point and were able to watch the power point and template and use it to better their own template and use it to better their own learning. The were involved in the learning. The were involved in the learning process and were able to learning process and were able to review all the tasks that were given review all the tasks that were given them. They also saw the correct way to them. They also saw the correct way to perform the math tasks by viewing the perform the math tasks by viewing the technology. technology.

Essentials of TechnologyEssentials of Technology The internet allowed us to use the template for the The internet allowed us to use the template for the Who Who

Wants to Be a MillionaireWants to Be a Millionaire game. Without the internet then game. Without the internet then we would not have been able to use this template which we would not have been able to use this template which helped encourage the students to participate in the activity. helped encourage the students to participate in the activity.

Without a computer then the entire activity to review the Without a computer then the entire activity to review the estimation would not have been possible. I would have had estimation would not have been possible. I would have had to find another way to teach the lesson which would not to find another way to teach the lesson which would not have been as interesting or engaging. have been as interesting or engaging.

The use of the projector allowed the image on the compute The use of the projector allowed the image on the compute to be visible to the whole class. This allowed all the to be visible to the whole class. This allowed all the students to see the problem and saved time it would have students to see the problem and saved time it would have taken to write the problems on the board. Without the taken to write the problems on the board. Without the projector then the students would not be able to see the projector then the students would not be able to see the problem and would have been more easily distracted. problem and would have been more easily distracted.

The use of the template in the lesson was very important The use of the template in the lesson was very important because it allowed them to have fun while reviewing because it allowed them to have fun while reviewing important topics and taught them the correct attitude important topics and taught them the correct attitude towards math.towards math.

Focus is on the Learning TaskFocus is on the Learning Task The focus of my lesson was to teach the students The focus of my lesson was to teach the students

how to estimate numbers through addition and how to estimate numbers through addition and subtraction. Also, it was to help the students learn subtraction. Also, it was to help the students learn about estimating to different place values. about estimating to different place values.

Before the lesson started I prepared the template Before the lesson started I prepared the template so that the questions were already in place and I so that the questions were already in place and I would not have to spend class time working on would not have to spend class time working on them. Also, I had the computer and projector ready them. Also, I had the computer and projector ready so that there was not dead time while the students so that there was not dead time while the students waited for me to set everything up. waited for me to set everything up.

Therefore the transitions were smooth and their Therefore the transitions were smooth and their was no dead time. This enabled the focus to be on was no dead time. This enabled the focus to be on the students at all times and allowed them to learn the students at all times and allowed them to learn more effectively.more effectively.

Added ValueAdded Value This template and power point helped to get the This template and power point helped to get the

students attention so that they would learn the students attention so that they would learn the math concepts more effectively. They were able math concepts more effectively. They were able to develop a deeper understanding of estimation to develop a deeper understanding of estimation and practice many problems. and practice many problems.

The game made the lesson more fun which The game made the lesson more fun which allowed for a more interactive and different math allowed for a more interactive and different math lesson. It was a nice change of pace from the lesson. It was a nice change of pace from the normal math lessons the do. normal math lessons the do.

The use of this game allowed the students to The use of this game allowed the students to make connections to other important behavioral make connections to other important behavioral skills such as working together, sharing, and skills such as working together, sharing, and patience. patience.